KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 12:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Miriam” | מִרְיָ֛ם | Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses | Miriam |
| “was shut” | וַתִּסָּגֵ֥ר | To shut up; figuratively, to surrender | shut |
| “out” | מִח֥וּץ | Properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors | out |
| “from the camp” | לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה | An encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts) | camp |
| “seven” | שִׁבְעַ֣ת | Seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number | seven |
| “days:” | יָמִ֑ים | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
| “and the people” | וְהָעָם֙ | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
| “journeyed” | נָסַ֔ע | Properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey | journeyed |
| “not” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “till” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | till |
| “Miriam” | מִרְיָֽם׃ | Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses | Miriam |
| “was brought in” | הֵֽאָסֵ֖ף | To gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) | brought |
| “again.” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) |
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13 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
14 And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
16 And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
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